Eyeglasses.



No. 858,477. PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

1.; M. SGHWAB. V

EYEGLASSES. APPLICATION FILED JULY s, 1906.

luoentoi Illa/ca e Q Vil uemeo W @T/Mu' A atmmu .ofto the nose, retention place when applied and conpart of the nose of any pressure or pinching se 'UMTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. ISAAC M. SGHWAB, OF SAVANNAEGEORGIA.

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, .Chatham and State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Eyeglasses, of which the'following is a specification.

This invention relates to eyeglasses and particularly fto'a guard organization, and the primary object in view is to provide'an eyeglass guard having such construction that material advantage is gained in application therevenience and ease' the wearer.

The improved also has such structural charac teristics that it is readily conformable to various nasal .contour's without in the least destroying its effectiveness in holding the lenses in place or in proper focal re-' lation to the eyes. i t

The guard embodying the features of the invention is provided with means for firmly engaging the fleshy portions of the nose and .relieving the bony or thij; skin ation and thereby relieve the wearer of discomfort.

The guard is provided witha recess which forms a.

seat to receive the flesh of the nose and holds the skin drawn'forward by the weight of the lenses and also includesa member which automatically moves-and accommodates itself to the movement of the skin andhence obstructs any tendency to loosening or accidental release from holding contact with the nose as is the case in the majority of guards now in use. This member of .the guard is also so constructed and applied as to per mit it to move upwardly and downwardly in rotary and lateral directions. This'meinber, which is the salient feature of the invention, is practically in alinement with the post or stud and is thus rendered invisible when .on the nose and consequently more preferable to-wear.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a. pair of nose-glasses looking towards the inner side. thereof and l embodying the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a throughout the several views.

Y The numeral 1 designates the lenses, 2 thespring, and

3 the posts or studs constituting the essentialor charachaving socketed heads '4. Secured in the socketed heads '4 are nose-rests oi" guards 5 which dep'ndtany suitable distance andniay be provided with pads 6 of Specification of Letters Patent. Applitation-flled my 3,1906. Serial No. 324,635.

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Patented July 2, 1907.

body parts of well-known construction and are capable I of modification within the art to which they pertain without modifying in the least the features of the inven- The essential features of theinven'tion'will now be described'andconsist of an arm 7 extending rearwardly at an angle from each rest or guard 5 and terminating in a broadened extremity 8 which has aninner conve'x contour as at 9 and practically provides a saddle on which is movably disposed a main holding guard- 10 of considerable less length than the rest or guard 5 and in like manner provided on its inner side with a padof suitable material. The main holding guard 10 is intermediately connected to the saddle 9 and 'has at its inner edge an ear 11 provided with an elongatedbr oval-shaped opening 12 which receives a fulcrum projection 13 formed as a part of the saddle and which is suitably upset to hold the said-main guard in attached relation to the saddle, a washer 11 being fitted over the said projection prior t6 the upsetting of the latter and covering the opening 11 and also serving to posi ti vely retain the saddle secured to the main guard 10. By elongating the opening in the ear llas set firth, the main holding guard'is permitted not only .to have a rocking movement on the saddle inthe direction-of the length of the guard, but also a lateral movement,

' for a purpose Which will be presently set forth. The

arm 8 is also struck outwardly and curved as at 1 4 to form a flesh or skin' receiving seat which is deepest or has. the greatest outward projection adjacent to the front edge of the said main guard, and these seats of-the two guards in conjunction with the particular mode of attaching the mainguards, as just explained, prevent the glasses from slipping outof place when applied to the nose in view of the fact that. the skin or fi'esh adja; cent to the said main guards isforc'ed into the seats and any tendency of the glasses to move will draw the skin or flesh so caught and hold it more positively within .the seats and against the front edges of the said mainguards, and as the latter are permitted to have a lateral movement their front edges will project over a portion of the skin or fi'esh and prevent the guards from slipping out of place. When the improved guards as an entirety, and including the arms 8 and main guards 10, are applied they grasp the cuticle and muscles of the nose at the junction of the orbital arch of the "eye with .the nose and do not extend downwardly upon the bridge of the nose and may thus be. worn without anyappreciable discomfort. Furthermore, in the present improved guard organization the rests or guards 5'sei've 5 I pearance of being the controlling, means for retaining the glasseson the nose in view of the fact that the main only as secondary means to-a very limited extent for holding the. glasses in place, but give an external ap-i J .110

holding guards 10 are practically in alinement with the I with respect to the saddles on which they are arranged.

The improved guard structure renders the applica- 1 .tion and removal of eyeglasses very simple and avoids injury to any part of the nose, and in addition, the eyeglasses when applied, as before indicated,, are reliably retained in place and will resist considerable vibration or irregular movement that in ordinary eyeglasses: re-

salt in displacement. Another advantage of the improvedguard structure is the simplicity in construction. readiness of application and cheapness inmanufactuie. It is also obvious that in view of the superiorholding qualities of the guards that the lenses are less 270 liable to fall and become broken withmaterial economy to users of eyeglasses.

What I claim is:

1. A guard for an eyeglass having an angular arm extending inwardly from the upper portion thereof, and a member fulcrumed on the tree extremity of the said arm and having a rocking and a lateral movement.

2. A guard consisting of an angulararm, and a member terminally fulcrumed thereon and capable of both a rocking and a lateral movement, the arm being provided with a convex saddle on which the member is disposed.

3. A guard of the class set forth consisting of an angu lar arm terminating inn convex saddle, and a main holding member fulcrumed over the saddle, the said holding member being loose for movement in a lateral direction.

4, A guard for an eyeglass having an angular arm extending inwardly from the upper portion thereof and provided with a terminal seat, and a main holding memberloosely fulcrumed on the arm and movable transversely over the seat and having both a rocking and a lateral movement.

5. A nose guard having an angular'arm extending from the upper portion thereof, and a holding member loosely -with an angular arm terminating in a fulcrum projection,

and a main guard disposed on the arm and having an attaching device with an elongated opening therein through which the fulcrum projection extends and is upset.

8. A nose guard consisting of :1 depending rest provided with an angular arm terminating in a. fulcrum projection, a main guard disposed on the arm and having an attaching device with an elongated opening therein through which the fulcrum projection extends, and Ii washer applied over. the said projection, the latter being upset against the washer.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC 18L SCHWAB. Witnesses:

Mrs. S. ISEMAN, BERNARD I. VASHON. 

